Box Score

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook baseball team defeated visiting NYIT 5-1 on Tuesday afternoon in the home opener at Joe Nathan Field behind the arms of freshman Bret Clarke (Royersford, Pa.), sophomore Teddy Rodliff (Quincy, Mass.) and sophomore Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.).

The Seawolves (2-5) also snapped the four-game losing streak with some clutch hitting from junior CF Toby Handley (Whitby, Ontario) and sophomore 2B Bobby Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.). Handley singled in a pair of runs in the fifth inning, while Honeyman had an RBI single in the sixth inning. Sophomore 1B Andrew Gazzola (Coram, N.Y.) added a pair of hits on the afternoon.

Clarke earned his first career win in his first career start after the freshman allowed just one run on two hits and struck out five in 5.0 innings. Rodliff faced the minimum in the sixth and sevenths innings, while Pinto didn’t allow a hit with a pair of strike outs in the final two frames.

Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
“This was a terrific first college start by Bret Clarke. He went out there and really did a tremendous job. His great start was followed up by two outstanding jobs out of the bullpen by (Teddy) Rodliff and (Aaron) Pinto, respectively.” 

Turning Point
Stony Brook struck first with a run in the bottom of the first inning. Junior SS Jeremy Giles (Claremont, Calif.) doubled down the left field line, advanced to third on a wild pitch and was driven home on a ground out to the right side of the infield by senior LF Jack Parenty (Wantagh, N.Y.).

Notes
- The Seawolves have now won 16 straight mid-week games dating back to April 22, 2014.
- Freshman RHP Bret Clarke (Royersford, Pa.) earned his first career victory on Tuesday.
- Stony Brook won its ninth straight home opener dating back to 2007. 

Up Next
The Seawolves hit the road again for three games at the Elon Tournament in North Carolina. Stony Brook will face Appalachian State at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Elon at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and Bowling Green at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.